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Snapple is a popular beverage company that has been around for decades. It is one of the leaders in the industry, offering a wide variety of beverages ranging from juices and teas to flavored water and energy drinks. But, is Snapple vegan?
Almost all flavors of Snapple could be vegan but they contain natural flavors, which could contain ingredients sourced from animals. Their website says that their natural flavors contains suitable materials whose significant function in food is flavoring. It does not clearly say vegan-friendly materials.
Below is a table showing Snapple flavors and its vegan status.
| Flavor | Vegan Status |
| Elements Rain | Maybe, contains Natural Flavors. |
| Elements Fire | Maybe, contains Natural Flavors. |
| Elements Air | Maybe, contains Natural Flavors. |
| Peach Tea | Maybe, contains Natural Flavors. |
| Zero Sugar Peach Tea | Maybe, contains Natural Flavors. |
| Lemon Tea | Maybe, contains Natural Flavors. |
| Zero Sugar Lemon Tea | Maybe, contains Natural Flavors. |
| Kiwi Strawberry Juice Drink | Maybe, contains Natural Flavors. |
| Zero Sugar Kiwi Strawberry | Maybe, contains Natural Flavors. |
| Snapple Apple Juice Drink | Maybe, contains Natural Flavors. |
| Mango Madness Juice Drink | Maybe, contains Natural Flavors. |
| Fruit Punch Juice Drink | Maybe, contains Natural Flavors. |
| Raspberry Tea | Maybe, contains Natural Flavors. |
| Honey Sweet Tea | No, contains Honey. |
| Zero Sugar Raspberry Tea | Maybe, contains Natural Flavors. |
| Half N’ Half Lemonade Iced Tea | Maybe, contains Natural Flavors. |
| Zero Sugar Half N’ Half Lemonade Iced Tea | Maybe, contains Natural Flavors. |
| Watermelon Lemonade Juice Drink | Maybe, contains Natural Flavors. |
| Strawberry Pineapple Lemonade Juice Drink | Maybe, contains Natural Flavors. |
| Black Cherry Lemonade Juice Drink | Maybe, contains Natural Flavors. |
| Pink Lemonade Juice Drink | Maybe, contains Natural Flavors. |
| Zero Sugar Takes 2 to Mango Tea | Maybe, contains Natural Flavors. |
| Zero Sugar Trop-A-Rocka Tea | Maybe, contains Natural Flavors. |
| Green Tea | Maybe, contains Natural Flavors. |
| Orangeade Juice Drink | Maybe, contains Natural Flavors. |
| Grapeade Juice Drink | Maybe, contains Natural Flavors. |
| Raspberry Peach Juice Drink | Maybe, contains Natural Flavors. |
| Go Bananas Juice Drink | Maybe, contains Natural Flavors. |
| 100% Juiced Fruit Punch | Maybe, contains Natural Flavors & Vitamin A. |
| 100% Juiced Green Apple | Maybe, contains Natural Flavors & Vitamin A. |
| 100% Juiced Grape | Maybe, contains Natural Flavors & Vitamin A. |
Snapple Ingredients
Below is a list of ingredients from all the flavors that I could find.
- Agave Nectar
- Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)
- Aspartame
- Calcium Lactate
- Citric Acid
- Dl-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E)
- Filtered Water
- Grape Juice Concentrates
- Honey
- Natural Flavors
- Pear Juice Concentrate
- Sugar
- Vitamin A Palmitate
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As always I’ve highlighted the ingredients that we need to take a closer look at.
Non-Vegan Ingredients
Honey
Since honey is made from bees, it’s not a vegan-friendly ingredient.
Questionable Ingredients
Sugar
Sugar is a controversial ingredient for vegans, where the cane sugar could be classified as non-vegan. Two of the most common types of sugar are beet sugar and cane sugar, with the latter being more popular.
Beet sugar and raw cane sugar is always vegan, but when the cane sugar often gets refined to fit the product better and in this refining process the sugar is also bleached. A common bleaching method is to use bone char from dead cows.
Natural Flavors
Natural flavor is a very common ingredient in many food products and it’s an umbrella term, meaning that it consists of several ingredients that are not disclosed on the ingredients label. This makes it hard for vegans to know if it’s vegan-friendly or not.
Aspartame
Some ethical vegans tends to stay away from aspartame because of the animal testing that has been conducted. Personally I consume products that contain artificial sweeteners.
Vitamin A Palmitate
This ingredient can be made from both plants and animals.
Conclusion
Like I mentioned earlier, many of the Snapple flavors are probably vegan, but I can’t confirm that the natural flavors is vegan. Always read the ingredients label because companies can change their recipes.
Thanks for reading, take care!
